The Most Important Games for a conference are those games in the upcoming week whose outcome most changes the final playoff picture. The Importance Factor provides a relative importance between games. Use this table to identify the most interesting Eastern conference games in the upcoming week of play. Click a team name to proceed to the team playoff picture page.
| Game | Importance Factor (0‑∼100) |
|
|---|---|---|
| Home | Visitor | |
| Raptors (5‑7) |
Knicks (6‑6) |
61 |
| Bucks (1‑12) |
Hawks (7‑6) |
57 |
| Sixers (10‑3) |
Pacers (5‑8) |
48 |
| Heat (6‑6) |
Pistons (8‑3) |
47 |
| Celtics (10‑2) |
Mavericks (7‑6) |
39 |
| Timberwolves (9‑3) |
Bulls (2‑9) |
38 |
| Clippers (3‑8) |
Hornets (4‑8) |
36 |
| Wizards (4‑9) |
Rockets (10‑3) |
35 |
| Grizzlies (8‑4) |
Nets (3‑8) |
29 |